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Old Posted Nov 10, 2021, 4:33 PM
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Originally Posted by iheartthed View Post
Yeah, I just have COVID argument fatigue. One of the primary reasons that this has gone on so long is precisely because of people whipping up personal liberty hysteria about every solution that has been presented to us. Some of the same people who have no problem putting their kids into school mandated uniforms are shitting bricks about the school telling them that their little pumpkins also have to wear a mask, lol. It's ridiculous.
Also, the first sentence is false. Even places that have had tyrannical, draconian approaches to Covid (eg Australia, China) are still dealing with Covid. Everyone will have to deal with Covid forever. It’s not going anywhere. Enough of the bullshit.
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